Section 22-55.5-102 - DefinitionsAs used in this article 55.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Charter school" means a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of this title 22 or an institute charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of this title 22.(2) "Department" means the department of education created in section 24-1-115.(3) "Educator" means a teacher employed by a school district or charter school or an employee of a school district or charter school.(4) "Employee" means a person employed by a school district or charter school who provides paraprofessional services, clerical services, custodial and maintenance services, food services, transportation services, technical services, skilled trade services, security services, or health and student services.(5) "School district" means a school district authorized by section 15 of article IX of the state constitution and organized pursuant to article 30 of this title 22. "School district" also includes a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of this title 22 if it is operating a public school.(6) "Teacher" means an individual who is employed by a school district or charter school to instruct, direct, or supervise the instructional program or to provide services as a school nurse and who may hold a teacher's license or a special services license issued pursuant to article 60.5 of this title 22. "Teacher" does not include a person who holds an authorization issued pursuant to section 22-60.5-111 or who holds a principal or an administrator license and is employed as a principal of a school or an administrative officer of a school district.Added by 2021 Ch. 485, § 1, eff. 7/7/2021.L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-172), ch. 3471, p. 3471, § 1, effective July 7.